Hyundai-Kia small automobile platforms


Hyundai and Kia utilized several iterations of platforms for their small automobile line-up since 1997.

FF platform

The FF platform is the first city car platform developed by Hyundai for its first A-segment city car, the Hyundai Atos. Introduced in 1997, production continued until 2014, when the Hyundai Santro Xing was discontinued.

SA platform

The SA platform is a successor of the FF platform, mainly utilized for A-segment vehicles starting from 2004. The platform was derived as a shortened version of the TB platform.

BA platform

The BA platform is a successor of the SA platform, mainly utilized for A-segment vehicles starting from 2014.

TB platform

  • Hyundai Accent/Verna (LC)
  • Hyundai Getz/Click (TB)

JB platform

The JB platform is a successor of the TB platform, mainly utilized for B-segment vehicles starting from 2005.
  • Hyundai Accent/Verna (MC)
  • Kia Rio/Pride (JB)

PB platform

The PB platform is a successor of the JB platform, mainly utilized for B-segment vehicles, which debuted with the second-generation Hyundai i20 in 2008 and then with the Hyundai ix20 in 2010. Wheelbase variations ranging from to.

GB platform

The GB platform is a successor of the PB platform, mainly utilized for B-segment vehicles. Wheelbase variations ranging from to. It is succeeded by the K2 platform.

B-SUV platform (2017)

The all-new B-SUV platform debuted with the Hyundai Kona in 2017. The all-new platform is said to be based on the Hyundai i30 platform, and is claimed to extensively using advanced high-strength steel. The architecture supports electrified variants, and unlike the GB platform, the new platform supports an all-wheel-drive drivetrain with dual-arm multi-link independent rear suspension.